- Berber immigration (3rd century AD)
- Ghana Empire (300 - 1200 AD)
- Almoravid dynasty (1040-1147)
- French West Africa occupation (1904-1960)
- Mauritania gains independence (1960)
- West Sahara War (1975-1991)
- Coup d'état (1978)
- Mauritania-Senegal Border War (1989-1991)
- Attempted coup d'état (2003)
- Coup d'état (2005)
- Coup d'état (2008)
(This post includes any nation or civilization that occupied at least a portion of Mauritania at some point. Unless specified otherwise, the dates correspond to when a nation or civilization existed, but do not necessarily correspond to occupation of Mauritania.)
